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Retired pediatrician Dr. Cynthia Charity succumbs at 73

Dr. Cynthia Anne McClennon Charity sought to keep a generation of Richmond children healthy.

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Top Dems energize Va. voters to turn out for McAuliffe

With the clock winding down to Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2, Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe is calling in the national heavy-hitters to get voters to turn out to the polls.

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Former President Obama, First Lady Jill Biden, other big-name Dems to stump for McAuliffe

Former President Obama and other prominent Democrats are headed to Virginia in a bid to rally voters for the party’s candidate for governor, Terry McAuliffe.

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St. Christopher’s standout Andre Greene Jr. among top national prospects

Andre Greene Jr. checks all the boxes.

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VSU to take on dreaded Bowie State after trouncing Elizabeth City State

Virginia State University’s football offense has sprung to life at just the right time.

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Va. redistricting commission fails to agree on boundary changes for state legislative districts

The Virginia Supreme Court will do it. The state’s highest court has been handed the constitutional task of redesigning the boundaries of the 100 state House of Delegates and 40 state Senate districts.

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3 City Council districts likely to see boundary changes

Redistricting could end up being a breeze for Richmond City Council.

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Wrinkle in process means RPS doesn’t have access to city-managed school construction money

Richmond Public Schools has hit an unexpected roadblock on its way to hiring an architectural team to design a replacement for decaying George Wythe High School.

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$22.3M: The amount the city expects the surplus to be from 2020-21 fiscal year

A $22.3 million surplus, equal to $96 for every man, woman and child in Richmond.

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New programs at George Wythe and John Marshall aimed at boosting student achievement

George Wythe and John Marshall high schools are big winners of the Virginia Department of Education’s 21st century Community Learning Center grants.

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School Board members introduce teacher collective bargaining resolution

Is collective bargaining coming to Richmond Public Schools?

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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Community Vaccination Center opens at Richmond Raceway

A reinstated mass vaccination clinic at Richmond Raceway on Laburnum Avenue got off to a busy, though rocky start this week, with officials promising a quick adjustment to accommodate the unexpected demand for shots.

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Kaine-Holton household split on casino

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine gave casino opponents a boost when he announced that he had voted against the proposed South Side gambling mecca.

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Area leaders talk about the next steps for Richmond in the post-Confederate monument era

The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee may be gone from Monument Avenue, but the work to create a better Richmond continues.

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Former City Councilman Chuck Richardson tells all in new book, ‘Cease Fire! Cease Fire!’

He was the man called Chuck when he served on Richmond City Council.

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VUU rolls over Lincoln 32-0; faces Chowan this Saturday

Virginia Union University celebrated its homecoming in festive fashion. Now it hopes to play party pooper on an opponent’s special occasion.

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Richmond Slave Trail Commission, formed in 1998 by City Council to advocate for educating people about the enslaved and the city’s long and sordid history with slavery, no longer exists

The Richmond Slave Trail Commission – an advocacy group created by Richmond City Council to raise awareness of the role slavery played in the capital city’s history – is defunct.

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Archaeologists uncover remnants of one of nation’s first Black churches in Williamsburg

The brick foundation of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches has been unearthed at Colonial Williamsburg, a living history museum that continues to reckon with its past storytelling about the country’s origins and the role of Black Americans.

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Grandparents may hold key to overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Black seniors who themselves are vaccinated could be the trusted messengers the community needs to push the COVID-19 vaccination, public health experts said at a recent news briefing.